Historic all-party meeting held
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir unit of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sainik Samaj Party (SSP) today organized an all-party meeting in Jammu and also took out a symbolic protest march on the set demands.
Click here to watch video
Representatives of 20 parties including political, social and intellectuals participated in this meeting and raised their voice in support of the demands. The issues discussed during the meeting included full statehood, status under Article 371, protection of Dogra culture and heritage, 24×7 HD telecast of Jammu DD, freedom from all toll plazas.
Many other demands such as official status to Punjabi language, Ghar Vapsi of Kashmiri Pandits, regularization of temporary/ad-hoc employees & daily wage earners, deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis also figured in the meeting, to which all the leaders present agreed and resolved to raise their voice in solidarity and move forward.
Present on the occasion were Dogra Sadar Sabha president Gulchan Singh Charak, Harsh Dev Singh, Dogra Swabhiman Sabha’s Vajant Pathania, and HR Sharma, ID Khajuria from IDP, Professor Hari Om, Pritam Singh from Aam Aadmi Party and social activist Anna Durnai. Many leaders including Riya Kaluria, Sukhdev Singh, Sahid Salim, Tajinder Singh, Sunny Kant and Joginder Singh participated in this meeting and expressed their views.
Along with this, leaders and representatives of all parties also carried out a symbolic peaceful demonstration and march carrying placards related to the demands in their hands.
Manish Sawhney and SS Pathania assured of their commitment towards the upliftment, development and welfare of the people of Jammu. They said that more such meetings would be organized in future with a well-thought-out roadmap.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
